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I-29, Cookingham Drive roundabouts near airport now open
For those planning on flying out of Kansas City or picking up guests to the metropolitan area, crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation recently opened two roundabouts near Interstate 29 on Cookingham Drive, near the Kansas City International Airport. This was permit work by the Ambassador Building Community Improvement District. Following the World Cup,…
Community Living
Summer Safety Day June 5
Although summer doesn’t officially begin until June 21, many Missourians already experienced 90-degree temperatures during a historic early-season heat wave in mid-March. It is important for everyone to be aware of the dangers posed by extreme heat and humidity and take precautions as they spend more time outdoors in the coming months. To help prepare,…
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Gallery | District Highway 92 showdown
Kearney vs Smithville baseball in Class 5 District 8 Tournament Thursday, May 21 at Creekside Baseball Complex.
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Entertainment
MOVIE REVIEW: There are all kinds of 'Pressure'
By Simonie Wilson Question: How do you make a movie about weather scary? Answer: The soundtrack. Volker Bertelmann won an Oscar for “All Quiet on the Western Front” and without his skills here, “Pressure” might just have been another movie about the office. Instead, this film based on a play like “Oslo,” another wartime Andrew…
Opinion
Editor offers advice to graduates
Advice may not be worth much these days, but as graduation season winds down, I am going to offer a bit of it as well as advice from a few friends and leaders.